Cui Wei (footballer, born 1994)

Cui Wei (Chinese: 崔巍; pinyin: Cuī Wēi; born 16 August 1994) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Guangdong GZ-Power.

Cui Wei
崔巍
Personal information
Full name Cui Wei
Date of birth (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Zibo, Shandong, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Guangdong GZ-Power (on loan from Meizhou Hakka)
Number 21
Youth career
Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Shandong Youth 15 (3)
2013–2014Loures (loan) 10 (1)
2015–2018 Shandong Luneng 7 (0)
2018Meizhou Hakka (loan) 26 (2)
2019– Meizhou Hakka 87 (9)
2024Ganzhou Ruishi (loan) 12 (2)
2024-Guangdong GZ-Power (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Club career

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Cui Wei started his football career when he played for China League Two side Shandong Youth in 2011 and 2012.[1][2] In August 2013, he was loaned to Campeonato de Portugal side Loures for one season.[3] Cui was promoted to Shandong Luneng's first team squad by Cuca in the 2015 season.[4] On 4 May 2016, he made his debut for Shandong in the last group match of 2016 AFC Champions League against Buriram United with a 0–0 away draw, coming on as a substitution for Zhang Wenzhao in the 76th minute.[5] Cui made his Super League debut on 4 March 2017 in a 2–0 home victory against Tianjin Teda as the benefit of the new rule of the Super League that at least one Under-23 player must in the starting.[6] On 2 May 2017, he scored his first senior goal for the club in the 2017 Chinese FA Cup as Shandong Luneng beat League Two club Jilin Baijia 4–1.[7]

On 28 February 2018, Cui was loaned to China League One club Meizhou Hakka and would go on to make his debut in a league game on 18 March 2018 against Yanbian Funde in a 1–0 victory.[8] He made a permanent transfer to Meizhou Hakka on 2 February 2019.[9] He would then go on to be a vital member of the team that gained promotion to the top tier after coming second within the division at the end of the 2021 China League One campaign.[10]

Career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2022.[11]

Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shandong Youth 2011 China League Two 3 0 - - - 3 0
2012 China League Two 12 3 1 0 - - 13 3
Total 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Loures (loan) 2013–14 Campeonato de Portugal 10 1 1 0 - - 11 1
Shandong Luneng Taishan 2015 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
2016 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0
2017 Chinese Super League 7 0 2 1 - - 9 1
Total 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 1
Meizhou Hakka (loan) 2018 China League One 26 2 0 0 - - 26 2
Meizhou Hakka 2019 China League One 27 1 0 0 - - 27 1
2020 China League One 11 0 1 0 - - 12 0
2021 China League One 33 6 0 0 - - 33 6
2022 Chinese Super League 16 2 1 0 - - 17 2
Total 87 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 89 2
Career total 145 15 6 1 1 0 0 0 152 16
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

References

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  1. ^ 2011赛季中乙联赛完全名单之山东省男子足球队. Sohu (in Chinese). 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ 2012中国足协杯中乙山东青年队完全大名单一览. Sohu (in Chinese). 21 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ^ 鲁能宣布送5名新星赴葡萄牙 球员:变强后回报鲁能. Sina (in Chinese). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ^ 2015中超联赛山东鲁能30人报名名单. Tencent (in Chinese). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ^ 亚冠-金敬道染红 鲁能0-0平武里南小组第二晋级. Sohu (in Chinese). 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ^ "鲁能U23小将:首秀心态有些失衡 有能力立足中超". Sina (in Chinese). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ 足协杯-成源2球李松益崔巍破门 鲁能4-1轻松晋级 (in Chinese). Sina. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. ^ "MEIZHOU HAKKA VS. YANBIAN FUNDE 1 – 0". Sina. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ 鲁能官宣崔巍正式转会梅州客家 (in Chinese). Sina. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ^ "创造历史!梅州客家冲超成功!成为全国唯一县级中超球队!" (in Chinese). meizhou.gov.cn. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ 崔巍 at sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04 (in Chinese) Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
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